The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2020

Indeed, venture capitalist Paul Graham once quipped that he rarely backed any entrepreneur older than 32. “These findings are consistent with theories in which key entrepreneurial resources (such as human capital, financial capital, and social capital) accumulate with age, ” the researchers explain.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Library Proposal 102

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

They received generous expat remuneration packages and the tremendous opportunity to create their own social capital by meeting entrepreneurs and venture capitalists and being exposed to the frontier of ideas and technologies. They worked with little coordination and control from HQ.

Innovation 8

Innovation Social Capital CRM Tacit Knowledge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

The former, at least for founders who aren’t wealthy, usually means selling a stake in the company to venture capitalists in exchange for funding that can be used to pay salaries. By attracting those resources to the company, founders have a better chance of growing a more valuable company.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur IPO Human Capital 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

“Today, probably even more than ever before, networks are a key form of social capital for achieving goals in both your professional and personal lives.” “If she’s a tech entrepreneur, tell her that you’re also inviting venture capitalists,” for example. Listen more; talk less.

Conference 8

Conference How To Venture Capitalist Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8